Pistol-grip.



PATBNTED JUNE 5, 1906.

G. G. BOURNE.

PISTOL GRIP.

APPLICATION FILED APR.10, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1906.

Application filed April 10, 1905. Serial No. 254,876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE O. BOURNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Pistol-Grip, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the hand-grips of pistols, and is preferably, though not necessarily, in the nature of an attachment which can be applied to any well-known or desired type of pistol.

It is a well-known fact that on the ordinary pistol-grips now in common use there is suflicient surface for the proper engagement of two fingers only, and, furthermore, as the front and rear faces are smooth the pistol can very easily and often does slip in and even from the hand. This materially interferes with the marksmanship of the operator and is a decidedly objectionable feature in the use of the pistol.

The object in the present case is to provide a novel form of grip that can be conveniently and properly grasped by the whole hand, will not slip therein, will not cramp the hand; and when grasped will naturally assume its proper position with respect to the hand.

A further and important object is to provide a grip with an elongated abutment that will bear against the ball of the thumb and will receive the impact or recoil of the pistol when fired, being so disposed and arranged in connection with the finger-extension grip that the same will to a very material degree prevent the tendency of the barrel to be thrown up or raised when the trigger is pulled, and consequently obviate the danger of overshooting.

The preferred but not the only embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pistol having the improved grip. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the attachment.

Similar reference-numerals designate cor responding parts in both figures of the drawm s.

In the embodiment illustrated the improvements are shown as being in the form of an attachment which may be applied to an ordinary pistol-grip but it is to be understood that the grips themselves may be constructed with these improvements,forming integral 5 parts of the same.

In the drawings the stock of the pistol or revolver is designated generally by the reference-numeral 3, and the grip-body is designated 4. To this body is secured the attachment comprising a base portion 5, adapted to fit against the lower edge of the grip-body and having upstanding front and rear ears 6 and 7, that embrace the lower portion of the body 4. This frame or attachment is secured to the grip-body by screws or'other fasteners 8, passing through the base 5 and also through the ears 6 and 7 into said body.

Projecting from the front lower corner of the attachment at substantially the juncture of the ear 6 and base 5, and thus from the front lower corner of the grip-body, is a downwardly and forwardly extending hook 9, adapted to be engaged by the little finger, said hook forming a seat 10, which in the present instance has an open front, the upper portion of said seat being formed by a forwardly-projecting lug 11, carried by the ear 6. Projecting from the rear lower corner of the frame at the juncture of the base 5 and ear 7, and consequently projecting from the rear lower corner of the grip-body, is an extension 12, adapted to abut against the base of the ball of the thumb, the rear portion 13 of said extension being curved, so that it will conform substantially to the contour of said ball.

It will be observed that the lower edge of the extension 12 is in line with the lower edge of the base 5 and lies in a plane between the hook 9 and the lug 11. This brings the various parts into very convenient relation to be grasped in the hand, for when the fingers are clasped upon the grip the little finger will be received in the seat 10, the two middle fingers will be located above the lug 11, leaving the first finger free for the trigger, while the rearward extension 12 will form a continuation of the rear edge of the grip-body 4, so that a bearing against the ball of the thumb will be provided throughout the entire length of the same, and a positive hold can thus be obtained upon the pistol or revolver, which hold will not cramp the fingers, but will maintain the pistol in the proper position in the hand, and said pistol, furthermore, cannot slip or become displaced. Thus it will be seen that the objects mentioned in the pre liminary portion of the specification are accomplished, and as the improvements are light in weight and can be conveniently applied to pistols, either after the same have been manufactured or during the construction thereof, neither the weight nor the cost will be materially increased.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V 1. A pistol-grip, comprising a body portion, a forwardly-extended enlarged finger-engaging portion located on the front part of the lower end of the body portion, a rearwardlyextended enlarged hand-engaged portion located on the rear part of the lower end of the body portion, and an extension projecting below the body portion and below the said front finger-engaging portion, said extension having a finger-receiving seat.

2. A pistol-grip, comprising a body portion, a forwardly-extended finger-engaging enlargement located on the front lower corner of the body portion, a rear'wardly-extended hand-engaged enlargement located on the lower rear corner of the body portion, and a downwardly-extending hook projecting from the front lower corner of the body portion and below the same, said hook also extending below the front finger-engaging enlargement and having a forwardly-extending lower end.

3. A pistol-grip comprising a grip-body and an attachment having upstanding ears that embrace the body, front and rear grip extensions carried by said ears and respectively constituting finger engaging and thumb-engaging projections, and means for securing the ears to the body.

4. A pistol-grip comprising a grip-body and an attachment comprising a base arranged to fit against the bottom of said gripbody, upstanding ears carried by the base and arranged to engage said grip-body, a forwardly and downwardly projecting fingerengaging extension disposed at substantially the juncture of the base and front ear, a rearwardly-extending projection located at substantially the juncture of the base and rear ear and constituting an abutment arranged to engage the ball of the thumb, and means for securing the attachment to the grip-body.

5. A pistol-grip comprising a grip-body and an attachment comprising a base and upstanding ears, said ears embracing the body and being secured thereto, and a rearward extension projecting from the rear ear and arranged to engage and abut against the ball of the thumb.

6. As an article of manufacture, a detachable extension-grip for revolvers, comprising an extension-piece adapted for application and securement to the back and lower end of an ordinary pistol-grip, said piece being provided with a rearwardly-extending lug at the rear lower corner thereof.

7. As an article of manufacture, an extension-grip for revolvers, comprising upstanding grip-embracing ears arranged to be connected to a revolver-grip, and a connection between the ears having depending hand-engaging means.

8. As an article of manufacture, a detachable extensiongrip for revolvers, comprising spaced upstanding grip-embracing ears, and a connection between the ears havinghandengaging portions that are disposed at the front and rear junctures of the ears with the connection.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE C. BOURNE.

Witnesses:

MARY E. SULLIVAN, HENRY BIGELow. 

